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Recommend me a smart watch I can track remotely in Home Assistant (lemmy.nz)
submitted 20 hours ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I'm after a watch that I can put on a kid when they are on their own at a park etc.

What I'd like:

  • It's own data connection so it doesn't need a phone with it
  • Home Assistant support so I can track it remotely via home assistant, automations, etc
  • Some way of calling them when it's time to come home, or them calling us when needed
  • We don't have an iPhone so I think Apple is out since it needs an iPhone for setup
  • No subscriptions outside of the cost of the cellphone plan
  • Preferably doesn't need OEM servers, just connect to Home Assistant
  • Handling knocks and bumps would be a bonus
  • If you can run a non-google OS without tracking etc GrapheneOS style then yay but I don't know if that exists

Any suggestions?

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[–] [S] 4 points 20 hours ago

Well, from what I can tell, there are watches with their own data connection and GPS, and it seems Home Assistant has a Wear OS app: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/wear-os/

So in theory what I want to achieve should be doable outside of some of my preferences, but I have zero experience with any smart watch so I was hoping for some advice before I spend hundreds on one.

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